Public assistance not assignable. — Colorado Code § 26-2-131
Colorado Code § 26-2-131 — Public assistance not assignable.. Reproduced from the official Colorado Revised Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 26-2-131. Public assistance not assignable.
No assistance payments made to an eligible recipient under this article shall be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this article shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1195, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-3-31.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For note, "Rural Poverty and the Law in Southern Colorado", see 47 Den. L.J. 82 (1970).
Social security funds were not subject to garnishment where creditor did not present any evidence that the representative payee was using the funds for the beneficiary's current maintenance. Anderson Boneless Beef v. Sunshine Health Care Center, Inc., 852 P.2d 1340 (Colo. App. 1993).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Colorado Revised Statutes § 26-2-131
- Jurisdiction: Colorado
- Code: Colorado Revised Statutes
- Subject: Public assistance not assignable.
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